The Courant has been honoring high school athletes for years with three All-Courant special sections recognizing the best of the fall, winter and spring seasons.

Now we're going one step further. Each of the 28 athletes of the year in individual sports will be recognized at an all-star banquet at Rentschler Field on June 25.

Also, the best male and female athletes for the entire school year will be revealed at the banquet as the Bo Kolinsky Players of the Year. Kolinsky, crucial in starting the All-Courant special sections, was a longtime high school sports editor who died in 2003.

High school sports remain one of the major focuses of the sports section and at courant.com; we consider 83 high schools to be in our circulation area.

Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased at courant.com/allcourant. Capacity is limited for this event; no tickets will be sold at the door. Tickets need to be purchased by June 17.